A Palace in the Old Village
Autor Tahar Ben Jelloun Traducere de Linda Coverdaleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2010 – vârsta de la 18 ani
The latest novel from "Morocco's greatest living author" (The Guardian)
Award-winning, internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun's new novel is the story of an immigrant named Mohammed who has spent forty years in France and is about to retire. Taking stock of his life- his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children-he decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waits for his children and grandchildren to come be with him. A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, A Palace in the Old Village captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and an immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.
Award-winning, internationally bestselling author Tahar Ben Jelloun's new novel is the story of an immigrant named Mohammed who has spent forty years in France and is about to retire. Taking stock of his life- his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children-he decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waits for his children and grandchildren to come be with him. A heartbreaking novel about parents and children, A Palace in the Old Village captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and an immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143118473
ISBN-10: 0143118471
Pagini: 183
Dimensiuni: 128 x 181 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0143118471
Pagini: 183
Dimensiuni: 128 x 181 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
"With this novel, Ben Jelloun, a native of Morocco, gives us an unvarnished look at a Muslim's life in the West, and reminds us that literature can help us understand one another."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
Notă biografică
Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in 1944 in Fez, Morocco, and emigrated to France in 1961. A novelist, essayist, critic, and poet, he is a regular contributor to Le Monde, La Republica, El País, and Panorama. His novels include The Sacred Night (winner of the 1987 Prix Goncourt), Corruption, and The Last Friend. Ben Jelloun won the 1994 Prix Maghreb, and in 2004 he won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for This Blinding Absence of Light.
Descriere
The latest novel from "Morocco's greatest living author" ("The Guardian") is a compelling story that captures the sometimes stark contrasts between old- and new-world values, and an immigrant's abiding pursuit of home.